Pomegranate-form Teapot with Landscapes
CultureChinese
OriginPutian, Dehua county, Fujian, China
DecoratedEurope
PeriodQing dynasty (1645-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Datec.1700; decorated in Europe, c.1730
MediumPorcelain, lead glaze, and enamel.
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 8.3 x 12.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 5 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Dutch 'Hausmaler' decorated Chinese teapot and matching Dutch Delft cover. The lobed melon-shaped pot is painted in two panels with European figures, buildings and lakes surrounded by mountains. It is reserved on a rouge-de-fer cell diaper ground with peony and prunus blossom in yellow, blue and red, with a loop handle that has a leafy twig terminal.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.821.1-.2
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Orazio Fontana
c.1560
Object number: G83.1.402
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1720; decorated in the Netherlands, c.1740
Object number: G83.1.820.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.1235.1,2,3-4
c.1700; decorated in Europe
Object number: G83.1.813.1-2
Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
c.1745
Object number: G08.7.12.1a-b&.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752; replacement stopper c.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1052.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1735; decorated in Bayreuth, c.1745
Object number: G83.1.834.1-2
1620-1630; decorated in the Netherlands at a later date
Object number: T15.2.52